ANGEL GOMES has finally broken his silence on his Manchester United exit after sealing a move to Lille.
The 19-year-old left Old Trafford last month after talks over a new contract broke down.
The England Under-20 midfielder had been with United since joining their academy at the age of six.
On his first-team debut back in 2017, he became first player born this century to make a Premier League appearance.
But Gomes has been restricted to just six first-team appearances this season and agreed a free-transfer switch to France with Lille.
The attacker, who will immediately go out on loan to Portuguese side Boavista, had kept silent as talks over extending his United stay stalled.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Gomes has now shed some light on his new direction.
He wrote: “It’s took me a while because it’s not been easy to put my emotions into words.
“Sadly the time has come to end a beautiful chapter that has been my life for 14 years. Being from Salford, Manchester United is all I have ever known.
I went from playing on my estate, pretending to be Wayne Rooney to being in the academy and doing the same
Angel Gomes
“I went from playing on my estate, pretending to be Wayne Rooney to being in the academy and doing the same.
“May 21st 2017 I made my Premier League debut for the club of my dreams aged 16 replacing the legend himself ‘Wayne Rooney’.
“I want to thank every single individual at the club for the help and encouragement I received, from the very first time I signed at the club.
“I want to thank all the coaches from every age group that looked after me from 6 to now.
“To all the kit men, Kath the receptionist, The media team, the security, the staff at the cliff, the staff at Littleton road, the staff at Carrington to the cleaners, you all played a part in getting me to where I am today.
“It is time I take the next step in my career, I hope you can all be proud off what I go on to achieve.
“I wish the club and everyone involved the best of luck, you will all be missed more than you can imagine. I also want to thank the fans, your SUPPORT hasn’t gone unnoticed.
“Once a RED always a RED.”
